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Light Arteries in the Blue Hour

Broadway, the 5th and the 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) illuminated, like the arteries of a giant living being, and shot from the top of the Empire State ...
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Broadway, the 5th and the 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) illuminated, like the arteries of a giant living being, and shot from the top of the Empire State Building after the sunset, during the blue hour, when the City begins to switch on his lights. The cars draw long trails on the camera film, the gold of the pinnacles shimmers as the sky turns to dark purple.. I can say I've traveled to NY to obtain exactly this photo for my collection.. The picture is composed of 5 long exposition HDR (from till 30secs) printed on a big surface reveals an incredible number of invisible small particulars. The native resolution is 34.1Mp (7148x4764) and can be printed without loosing details up to huge dimensions at http:--rmantero.com.
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NIKON D800

settings

ISO 50

Jan, 2014

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Awards

Top Shot Award 22

Legendary Award

Contest Finalist in My City At Night Marketplace Project

Lucky 3 Award

Contest Finalist in New York Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Artificial Light Photo Contest 2017

Contest Finalist in Long Exposure In The City Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in City Views Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in City or Country Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Nightscapes Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Clouds In Movement Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Cities and Architecture Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Modern Cities Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Getting Dark Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in From The Top Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in High Voltage Photo Contest

Goal Zero Nomad 13 Solar Panel

Contest Finalist in New York City Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Night Lights Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Grand Cities Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Photoshop World Photo Contest

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hope you win something for this man, thats amazing!! nice work

I hope too! Thanks! :)

Hey Chris! It just happened! Great! :)

This is amazing. A great capture of New York.

Thank you!

WOW.

Hehe I like the WOW effect! TY

Marvelous final image - excellent work. Congratulations.

Thanks Alan

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No words could do this shot justice Lj absolutely stunning. EPIC! :D

Ty! Really appreciated.

Very nice. Congratulations.

Thanks!

Amazing

Great lowlight shot, superb

Thanks David!

EÃ©n van de mooiste foto's met de allerbeste camera :-)

Hehe ty!

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one of the nicest image from the Empire State that I have seen, congrats

Glad about that! TY!

extraordinary capture, well deserved feature

Thanks!

Amazing

TY!

Awesome picture, Congrats !!

Appreciated!

Brilliant work! Congrats!

Ty!

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Stunning shot! Congratulations on your Feature!

Thanks!

Very well done, congrats on your feature!

TY!

Amazing capture and detail in this landscape image of New York. Congrats

TYVM!

Amazing! Great Shot!

TYVM!

Excellent capture.Congrats!

Thanks!

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Wow...very cool shot! Congrats on your feature.

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very nice

Wow! Alaska! One of my photo-dreams! Thanks!

Absolutely amazing, incredible detail, wonderful HDR work...........splendid capture. Congrats on the feature.

Thanks a lot!

Well done!

A beauty....congrats

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Wonderful image, congratulations.

TY!

Great shot!!

Thanks!

great shot

Thanks.

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Fantastic photo!

TY!

You thought of it, planned it and pre-visualized it.
It yours! Be proud!

Aye, thats my usual method... But the Lucky Factor plays a big part!

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Thankyou for the explanation. When in NY I'll take in mind! Double wow!!

Hehe, thanks! Can't wait to see your!

Outstanding shot!

And a big poster on my wall!! :D

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Absolutely amazing capture. Great work!!

Thanks Weezie!

I've been on the Rockefeller, because i wanted the Empire to be on my pic =) The view is incredible, this picture too! Love the sky!

Got some from there too, I will post soon! Ny is a place where is not possible to be bored of taking photos! Thanks.

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Gorgeous photo - will vote when it's time!

Thanks a lot! really appreciated!

Stunning capture!

TY!

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Gorgeous! Congrats on feature

Thanks, thanks a lot.

Wow super stunning congrats!

Thanks!

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Amazing!! Congratulations on your feature!

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Very cool long exposure shot! Great detail and edit, great job on the combining of images!

Thanks a lot!

Wow! Beautiful!

TY Cycyak!

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Congratulations on your so well deserved feature! Its wonderful!!

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wow.......i cant put much words its just amazing :) congrats for the feature

Thanks a lot!

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I wouldn't mind visiting, but I'd never want to live there!

Hehe, I like it! I wish to live there instead...

Awesome shot....great work! Congratulations on your feature!

TY Jewel

Excellent shot

TYVM

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Amazing capture. Congrats. - Jake

Thanks Jake!

Love this view!

You have to see it print!

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Amazing!!!!

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congratulations.

TY Kasper.

Nice shot

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Great shot

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This is absolutely incredible, well done!

Thanks a lot!

So much thought talent and hard work went into this photograph,, it is just amazing how you had this thought in your mind and took all the steps to create just what you wanted. It's a beautiful shot! Since I myself am from NYC I'm sure I'm a bit partial! Really great I hope you win something big with this one!

Thanks a lot for your kind comment, much appreciated! I Envy you for your beautiful and incredible City (and Country)! I really love NYC (and USA) and hope to come back soon!

Stunning

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AMAZING work..Congratulations

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Stunning Night Capture :)

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Spectacular shot. Good shooting. Larry

Ty!

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Great work ;)

TYVM!

That's a wow!

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Killer shot..How do you get such sharp focus through the whole picture? I can't seem to do it, auto or manual. Maybe it's my lens. Anyway, love this.

ty! I've tried to answer you in PM! :D

awesome

Tanks a lot!

Nicely done. Congrats.

Thanks!

This is a masterfully composed shot. Breathtaking. Added to my favorites.

Thanks a lot

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AMAZING! Fantastic shot.

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This kind of photograph takes a lot of time. Setting up the equipment early, making sure everything is setup correctly, taking the correct photographs, and then later, combining the exposures to get the correct effect. Congrats on a job well done.

Absolutely crazy...all my Respect,
Capolavoro!

Breathtaking...What a view!

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great capture !

incredible capture!

Another great shot

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OMG! It's almost surreal. One of the best low light shoot that I ever seen. Congrats, ant I hope you win with this photo. Just a masterpiece.

Superb and well thought of image. The pains you took in shooting this can well be imagined. Tripods are not allowed at Empire State bldg if I am not mistaken. Where did you support the camera?

Take a deep breath ! Wish i had wings at this point !! Awesome !

Amazing capture, love the abundance of detail and the point of view!

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Amazing detail. Submit to Nat Geo!

Just a mindblowing shot... superb... congrats... defo a winner.

Absolutely love this.!

beautiful!!

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stunning capture !

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i live here and now this is gonna be my project shot my friend.. wonderful work!

fantastic image

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Awesome Photography!!!!
Stunning shot.....
From where you captured it!!!

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love this shot sir, i have just started to get into night work, i hope one day to be as good as you love it

really wonderful...

Amazing shot!

Very nice!

Remarkable photo.

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Absolutely amazing photo, love everything about this photo and congrats on all your wins and features - truly you earned them all. Were you shooting in manual? Congrats again

Yest, everythins has been done in manual, soon I will dedicate an article on my web page on it, check it at http://www.riccardomantero.com/en

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AMAZING CAPTURE AND CLARITY.

Fantastic shot. Congratulations. Also liked the story behind it...

AMAZING shot !! well done !!

Congratulations, beautiful photo!

I bet none can make it better. Nice one.

Stunning capture. All man-made. Makes us believe humans really are incredible!

Wow. I've just entered the Modern Cities contest and then saw this and was thinking why did I bother as this looks like the winner.

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Congratulations on ALL your Awards!

It's Beautiful like motherboard lighting busses. Too detailed. Excellent.

One of the best city shots so far. Well done.

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This is awesome! Love it!

Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!

very nice

very beautifull!!!

You truly have a remarkable gift! Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Amazing photo!!

My goodness... wow...

Beyond AMAZING!!!!

Inspiring.

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Greatest shot I’ve seen this morning. Fabulous!! ♥️

Brilliant photo

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Behind The Lens

Location

On the first terrace of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York.

Time

it was some minutes after the sunset, in the blue hour, was december during a really cold evening.

Lighting

I had to take 5 long exposures from 5 to 30secs to achieve the effect. All done with a really high aperture (f/11) and low ISO (50) to obtain the best sharpness and to let the car lights impress the Nikon sensor.

Equipment

A Nikon D800, a Nikkor 16-35 F/4 Wideangle with VR turned off, as a good habit when the camera is on a tripod. A polarizer to reduce the light and gain some exposure time, a Manfrotto Pocket (mini tripod) under the lens (because you can't install a tripod on the Empire State Building in the middle of the crowd). Then I've used the timed shot to avoid to touch the camera and reduce the vibration.

Inspiration

I've seen a lot of photo done from the top of the Empire State Building, and I've always desired to do it my way. I hope I achieved it!

Editing

Yes, the image is an HDR resulting from 5 differente exposures, all exposures are done with a 1Ev. I've used Photomatix pro to combine them and then Apple Aperture for the finishing touches, to saturate the warm tones, increase the contrasts and the overall sharpness.

In my camera bag

A MacBook Pro, An iPad Air 128Gb, A Nikon D800 as main body and a secondary camera body (it was a D300 but soon will be a D810), a Nikon 16-35 F/4 Wide angle, a Nikon 24-70 F/2.8 Zoom, and a Nikon 70-200 f/4 zoom, A 77mm B+W Polarizer filter, a Manfrotto 190CX Pro 4 Tripod, 2 hard disks for backup, 10 Memory cards (5SD and 5CF), and a Sigma 15mm fisheye. Ah! Yes and a GoPro hero black edition, if I go underwater, but soon will buy an underwater case for the D800. Really, I travel very heavy…

Feedback

Yes, arm yourself with a lot of patience and hope in a little of luck. I've stayed on the Empire State Building for 4 hours in december at the wind chill waiting the sunset and shooting a lot of photos, then I had to choose the best one. Patience and clear ideas are the key to obtain a good shot. I always try to prefigure what kind of shot I want to make and how it will appear after the post-processing phase. The best advice I can give is to try to shot with the brain before using the camera.

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Light Arteries in the Blue Hour

Broadway, the 5th and the 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) illuminated, like the arteries of a giant living being, and shot from the top of the Empire State ...
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Light Arteries in the Blue Hour

Broadway, the 5th and the 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) illuminated, like the arteries of a giant living being, and shot from the top of the Empire State ... Read more

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Behind The Lens

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Broadway, the 5th and the 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) illuminated, like the arteries of a giant living being, and shot from the top of the Empire State ...
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